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I will be getting Peavey T40 soon

#2
I don't know if it will cure all your p-bass gas, but you're in for a treat. Tell us more. Color, year, how much, etc, etc. Pics?!

As always, check my sig for more info about the t-40 than you ever wanted to know.
 
#4
I'm a huge fan of the T-40, and you can kind of cop a P tone, but it's by no means dead-on. The overall feel of the instrument is a bit different too... the neck is as wide as a P but thinner front to back, the body doesn't have much contouring, and overall it's a bit heavier than most Fenders. It'll probably feel closest to a Rickenbacker or a Gibson Grabber than anything else.

To cop a P-like tone you'd usually solo the neck pup and run it in humbucker mode (by turning the tone down to around 7 or lower). I generally prefer the crispness of these pups in single coil mode, so you might even try the neck pup solo'd with the tone wide open...
 
#5
ishouldbeking said:
I'm a huge fan of the T-40, and you can kind of cop a P tone, but it's by no means dead-on. The overall feel of the instrument is a bit different too... the neck is as wide as a P but thinner front to back, the body doesn't have much contouring, and overall it's a bit heavier than most Fenders. It'll probably feel closest to a Rickenbacker or a Gibson Grabber than anything else.

To cop a P-like tone you'd usually solo the neck pup and run it in humbucker mode (by turning the tone down to around 7 or lower). I generally prefer the crispness of these pups in single coil mode, so you might even try the neck pup solo'd with the tone wide open...
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thanks! from all the info i can gather, it sure sounds like a win win situation for me.
 
#6
I've never seen one with a white pickguard like that.
I had a natural ash/maple T-40 years ago, and with the stock black pickguard, I thought it looked totally badass. Like it should be riding a Harley or something.

They are heavy, solid, Peavey classics. You could drop it off your roof and it would play just fine. For a while, I played it through a Peavey 210 watt Combo with a 15" Black Widow. Talk about a rugged rig! It gave me back problems, but it was cool, and rock solid.
 
#7
4stringmangler said:
Good choice? I couldn't pass it up. Will it cure my P-Bass gas? What say's you? I never owned a P-Bass but the gas has been hitting me hard for a few months. Your input is appreciated.
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The good ole T40. What a beast. That was the first bass I ever owned. It's a Peavey staple in my opinion. I know many people that have owned one or played one before. It wieghs a ton that was about my only dislike.
 
#8
Wow! I've seen that one on TB a couple of times. I didn't FL Knifemaker would ever part with it. Based on the toaster pickups, it's a pre- '83 model. If the condition is even half as good as the pictures suggest, you got a fantastic deal. That thing is going to be a tone monster!
 
#9
Eilif said:
Wow! I've seen that one on TB a couple of times. I didn't FL Knifemaker would ever part with it. Based on the toaster pickups, it's a pre- '83 model. If the condition is even half as good as the pictures suggest, you got a fantastic deal. That thing is going to be a tone monster!
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cool, for a change, my impulse buy didn't totally screw me over!

:D

i can't wait to compare it to my 76 Rickenbacker copy!

:bassist:
 
#14
are the foundations the ones that are like p-basses?

i haven't dug too deep into the peavey backstory but i probably should. it'll give me many, many more reasons to buy awesome quality MIA basses on the cheap. :ninja:
 
#16
ahhh, cool cool. i'll have to look into those. i've been contemplating getting rid of my fender for something a bit "better" sounding, to my ears.

i looked at your profile and i see no t-40 anywhere, n00b. :scowl:

:p
 
#18
Congrats! You got knifemakers baby. I had a shot at it and a few months back almost pulled the trigger on it. I even went and found a WHITE truss rod cover to put on it to match the white PG a bit better than the black. But alas, I decided to pass on it. If I get another T40 I have my heart set on a black/rosewood one and will settle for nothing less. In the meantime I totally love my Burst/maple monster that I have now so my reasons for not getting it had nothing to do with how great that T40 is. Congrats again! I know you got a great one (psst...if you want a white truss rod cover to go with the white PG let me know LOL Its not pearl like the PG but it is white..)
 
#19
Krügmeister;6426859 said:
...And if my wife has her way i won't have one for a while either :(
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wives are made of lame sometimes, aren't they? :rollno:

you could always try the "but honey, it'd be cheaper to get it now because the prices on them keep steadily rising. have you seen the cost of a vintage FENDER lately?" route.

this is why you never explain the differences in brands to a s/o. ;)
 
#20
a_ribbon said:
eventually, you will want to marry your t-40 and have little mutant sg looking baby bass children running about.
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Of course your back will be too sore to play with the mutant babies!:crying::D

Seriously. These things are heavy.

Mine is in the 12-13lb range and it kills my back. And I have only had it a week.

Bottom line IMO... they sound great but they are too heavy to gig. I am in great shape and am a fairly young guy.. but my Sadowskys and even my "heavy" Stingrays are ALL under 9.5 lbs. BIG difference in weight on a 4 hour gig!:bawl::D
 

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